In partnership with Future Earth & CJLO 1690AM, the Worlds We Want is a new podcast exploring cutting-edge research, projects and people working for positive transitions in the Anthropocene. Can hope trump apocalypse?

Today’s show is something of a
continuation of our last show on the Social economy. Today we
tackle the topic of social entrepreneurship. We present a clear
definition of the term and talk with Daniela Papi-Thornton, who
presents a strong case for "mapping the system."

Check the companion episode on the social economy in our series
for bettering “business as usual” here.

Our guests today

Daniela Papi-Thornton is a
Lecturer at Yale School of Management on Social Entrepreneurship
and Systems-led Leadership. Previously, Daniela taught at Watson
Institute in Boulder, Colorado, and prior to that, Daniela was the
Deputy Director at Oxford Saïd Business School’s Skoll Centre for
Social Entrepreneurship. There she launched educational programming
designed to help incorporate systems thinking into social
entrepreneurship education, including Map the System, a contest now running at 30 global
universities. Her report and subsequent article, Tackling Heropreneurship, have been
widely referenced, and from that research she designed a tool
called the Impact Gaps Canvas, used at universities around the
world. Daniela’s work in education design builds upon six years of
emerging market entrepreneurial experience in Cambodia, running a
hybrid social enterprise. She co-authored a book, Learning Service, released in 2018 which is
focused on shifting mindsets and practices related to volunteer
travel. Her TEDx talk on Reclaiming Social Entrepreneurship highlights
some of her more recent thinking.

About the Podcast

In partnership with Future Earth & CJLO 1690AM, the Worlds We Want is a podcast exploring cutting-edge research, projects and people working for positive change for society and the environment. We talk with people who are working in a variety of roles to construct the worlds they want to see.